CHAPTER 16 & 17: Binary and Ternary Forms [AP HOME]

Use of phrases, key relationships, and closed and open (cadence) formal divisions to define binary, ternary and rounded binary form. Sonata Allegro Form as an expansion of Rounded Binary.


Simple Form Analysis.pdf ("Greensleeves").
BINARY FORM EXPLAINED (www.teoria.com)
Rounded Binary Explanation & Analysis (Sonata K. 284 3rd Movement, Mozart). HERE'S A RECORDING on YouTube.
Examination of Other Forms


PODCAST on Sonata Form ("Classical Order & Drama"). For the podcast guide, click here.

Analysis: Haydn Piano Sonata movement (sonata form video explanation). PDF Piano Score. Formal Outline.


Analysis: Bach Invention # 1 and/or #8 (imitative counterpoint)

"Nimrod" (Edward Elgar) Analysis Paper Directions
Performance of Elgar's "Nimrod" movement (YouTube)
"Nimrod," piano score

ANALYSIS: "Pavane," by Gabriel Faure


Listen: "Pavane," on YouTube

Podcast: Bach's Musical Offering (episode 41 of What Music Means to Me).

Study Guide for Bach's Musical Offering podcast